BOLD JOURNEY interview. Click the picture to read the article.
Shukan NY Seikatsu Interview. 週間ニューヨーク生活インタビュー。写真をクリックして読む。
AP news. Click the picture to read the article.
BroadwayWorld article. Click the picrture to read.
On July 16, 2023, the TV pilot/film SPIRIT BOX Episode 1 “The Unleashed” won "Outstanding Dramatic Digital Series" at the Micheaux Film Festival in LA. It also received nominations for "Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy" and the highly coveted "Panavision Award". The film was written and directed by Rumi Oyama (Allegiance); the Executive producers are Elliott & Cathy Masie: Masie Productions (Kinky Boots, An American in Paris, Allegiance). Now SPIRIT BOX is represented by Story Merchant/Atchity Productions (The Meg, The Meg 2: The Trench).
Rumi received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Breaking the Silence" at the Tagore International Film Festival (2020), and the Award of Merit - best ensemble in the Vegas Movie Awards (2020).
The feature film, RUNNING FOR GRACE, is now on Amazon Prime! Rumi plays Miss Hanabusa opposite Matt Dillon and Jim Caviezel. Be sure to keep an ear out too, as she narrates the whole movie!
Midair is released. Rumi performs as Fang, Zhao's mother.
At Fred and Adele Astaire award with the Tony nominated director, Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Rumi has won The 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Female Dancer Off-Broadway for Sayonara.
http://www.learntodancewithfred.com/winners-2016-fred-adele-astaire-awards/
http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/astaire-awards-2016-full-list-1201776306/
http://broadwayshowbiz.com/winners-fred-and-adele-astaire-awards/
http://thestagereview.net/2016/05/astaire-awards-winners-announced/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-34th-annual-fred-adel_b_10051888
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Award Nominations
Sayonara was nominated for Best Musical Revival at the 6th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards.
http://www.playbill.com/article/nominations-announced-for-6th-annual-off-broadway-alliance-awards
http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/off-broadway-alliance-awards-2016-nominees_76876.html
http://us12.campaign-archive2.com/?u=eed07b4addbd2e171f21e78c6&id=5ae91c379c
Charles L. Mee's Fêtes de la Nuit has been honored with a nomination for 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards.